When estimating regional inequality, many economists use inequality indices weighted by the regions' shares in the … literature. This paper proves that such approach is conceptually inconsistent, yielding an estimate of interpersonal inequality … among the whole population of the country rather than an estimate of regional inequality. Nevertheless, as a measure of …

The purpose of this paper is to examine the progress in socioeconomic conditions across the major states of India by … assessment of socioeconomic convergence in terms of critical indicators of economic inequality, poverty ratios, literacy rate and …

emerging economy. Using data on major states in India for 1973 to 2004, the analysis indicates significant regional divergences …

inequality, the figure decline dramatically starting from the year 2000. In this setting, Bolivia has been one of the poorest … research applies a method of inequality decomposition– as developed by (Fields, 2003)-, this technique consists on regressing … other variables) has contributed on the reduction of inequality in Bolivia. Moreover, the sources of inequality are mainly …